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Bay City commission directs manager to craft policy on no-knock warrants after hours of public comment
Summary
The Bay City City Commission approved a resolution directing the city manager to develop a Department of Public Safety policy governing execution of no-knock or similar high-risk warrants, following debate about oversight, officer safety and outside-agency assistance.
The Bay City City Commission voted 7-1 on Aug. 18 to direct the city manager to develop a policy for the Department of Public Safety on how high-risk search warrants — including no-knock entries — are executed.
The resolution, introduced by Commissioner Tenney and seconded by Commissioner Runberg, asks the manager to return a draft policy for commission review that would codify existing practices, address notification and oversight and consider collective-bargaining and operational constraints.
Supporters said the item formalizes a practice that already exists. "This would basically be…
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